CAF chief makes surprise visit to Cameroon

Workers set up a billboard bearing the picture of veteran Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o ahead of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards (AFP Photo/CRISTINA ALDEHUELA)

Confederation of African Football chief Ahmad Ahmad made a surprise visit on Tuesday to Cameroon, the troubled host of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, official sources said.

The Madagascan will visit President Paul Biya, whose government is working to convince CAF it will be ready to host the continental festival of football despite doubts over the readiness and capacity of its stadiums.

Ahmad’s visit is expected to delay a planned election campaign visit by Biya to the town of Buea, which has been on the frontline of separatist violence by English-speaking fighters.